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a closeup of hands mending a fishing net
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Mending Nets

Fishing gear now uses durable plastics that are resistant to degradation. This...
a young woman stands by a fish equal to her size
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Historical Fishing

Recreational fishing can shed light on changes in fish sizes because prized catches...
fish caught in a green and blue net
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Caught in a Net

A recent haul of fish. ...
graph of trends in world fish stocks
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State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture Stocks

A comparison of the proportion of overfished and sustainably fished stocks over...
A graph of fisheries and aquaculture
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FAO State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture Production

2018 FAO State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture Production. A comparison of...
A photo of a European flounder in the Baltic Sea.
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Flounder Faces Pollution and Overfishing in Baltic Sea

For centuries, the Baltic Sea has provided European flounder (Platichthys...
A net used to trawl the ocean floor scooped up this large specimen of deep-sea coral.
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Coral Trapped in Trawler Net

While bottom trawling—a fishing method that drags a large net with heavy weights...
The Indo-Pacific puffer fish
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A Library of Puffer Fish DNA

Some fish you can fry up in the pan, no questions asked. Others require a bit of...
A pile of bycatch species.
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A Net Full of Bycatch

Bycatch, or accidentally caught species, can make up a very high percentage of the...
A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities...
Alaskan king crab fisheries are on the rebound after years of unsustainable exploitation. New regulations mean that immediately after a haul is brought on board, the crabs are sorted and all females and under-sized crabs are released.
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King Crab Fishing in Alaska

Alaskan king crab fisheries are on the rebound after years of unsustainable...
Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for shark fin soup. Top predators like sharks are important to maintaining biodiversity, and their removal can have ripple effects through an ecosystem.
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Finned Sharks in South Africa

Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for...

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